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| Ebola Screenings Begin at New York's JFK Airport Ebola screenings started at JFK International Airport in New York on Saturday. Travelers arriving from West Africa must pass a health screening before leaving customs. Photo: AP. Ebola screenings began on Saturday at New York's John F. Kennedy ... | |
| As US Steps Up Fight, JFK Begins Screening Passengers for Ebola Marie Nellon on Saturday with her son at Kennedy Airport in New York. He traveled from Liberia, a country hit hard by Ebola. Credit Robert Stolarik for The New York Times. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading ... | |
| US military faces new kind of threat with Ebola (Reuters) - At Fort Campbell in Kentucky, spouses of U.S. soldiers headed to Liberia seem to be lingering just a bit longer than usual after pre-deployment briefings, hungry for information about Ebola. For these families, the virus is raising a different kind of ... | |
| Michigan toddler dies from enterovirus D68 DETROIT — A 21-month-old girl died Friday of enterovirus D68 that has caused severe respiratory illness across the country, state health officials said Saturday. The toddler, Madeline Reid, had been on life support since mid-September and had been ... | |
| Ebola Victim's Family Blames Hospital and State Health care workers at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, where the Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan, 42, was treated. Credit Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story ... | |
| Faecal capsules 'may help stop gut infection' Twenty people were given the therapy, using material from volunteers, in an attempt to treat serious diarrhoea caused by Clostridium difficile bugs. The work builds on previous studies showing that faecal transplants may help reset the balance of bacteria in ... | |
| Can smartphone apps help cure cancer? It wasn't long ago that cell phones were accused of being a potential cause of cancer, much less a cure. Times have changed, the National Cancer Institute has put many of our cell phone fears to rest, and now there's reason to hope that our smartphones can ... | |
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| Stepped-up Ebola screening to expand to O'Hare Airport Johnson Nellon, left, 17, and his brother Thomas Nellon, 14, of Liberia, smile at their mother in the arrivals area at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Saturday upon seeing her after passing through Customs. The brothers received a health ... | |
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| Enterovirus D68 blamed in Michigan toddler's death DETROIT – A 21-month-old girl is the first person in Michigan to die from the virus that has caused severe respiratory illness across the country, state health officials said Saturday. Madeline Reid died Friday afternoon from enterovirus D68, according to ... | |
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| Survivors susceptible to other strains of disease Once an infected person has recovered from Ebola, does that person carry residual resistance to the same strain of the Ebola virus? Or would such a person remain susceptible to re-infection? Once a person is infected with Ebola and they have survived the ... | |
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| Stepped-up Ebola screening starts at New York airport NEW YORK: US customs and health officials began taking the temperatures of passengers arriving at New York's Kennedy International Airport from three West African countries on Saturday in a stepped-up screening effort meant to prevent the spread of the ... | |
| UPDATE 4-Spanish Ebola victim conscious and sitting unaided ... * Photographs, video show nurse conscious and sitting unaided. * Condition still described as serious. * Political storm brews over handling of crisis (New throughout, updates number of hospitalised patients)). MADRID, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The Spanish nurse ... | |
| Stepped-up Ebola screening starts at NYC airport NEW YORK — Customs and health officials began taking the temperatures of passengers arriving at New York's Kennedy International Airport from three West African countries on Saturday in a stepped-up screening effort meant to prevent the spread of the ... | |
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| Newlywed plans to end her life Nov. 1 Brittany Maynard, 29, found out she had terminal brain cancer one year after getting married. She is choosing to end her life. (Photo: PRNewsFoto/Compassion & Choices). CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. When I was 29, life was ... | |
| Grapefruit juice may help control diabetes and weight gain The grapefruit diet has been popular since the 1930's. Now, new research shows drinking juice of the fruit has significant benefits for health. (Photo : Elizabeth Lindhag). Grapefruit juice can help dieters lose weight, and also assist in the management of ... | |
| Beyond marriage, other gay-rights challenges loom Photo: Rick Bowmer, AP FILE- In this Oct. 6, 2014, file photo, Plaintiff Kody Partridge hoists Peggy Tomsic, attorney for the six people who brought the lawsuit against the Utah's gay marriage ban, during a gay marriage rally Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, in Salt Lake ... | |
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| Could grapefruit juice curb the effects of a high-fat diet? The research team, led by Joseph Napoli and Andreas Stahl, both of the Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology at the university, published their findings in the journal PLOS ONE. Grapefruit has been hailed for its weight-loss effects since the ... | |
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| UN: Ebola outbreak could be controlled in three months The UN special envoy on Ebola says he hopes that the outbreak can be brought under control within three months. David Nabarro told the BBC the number of Ebola cases was currently increasing exponentially, but greater community awareness would help ... | |
| New Jersey enforces isolation order for NBC crew An ambulance transports Ashoka Mukpo, who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia, to the Nebraska Medical Center's specialized isolation unit Mondayin Omaha, Neb., where he will be treated for the deadly disease. Mukpo is an American video ... | |
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| Held in Ebola's deadly grip The situation in Sierra Leone is getting dire, with more confirmed cases of Ebola than in the entire preceding six months. IN late September, Sierra Leone embarked on a three-day national shutdown for an Ebola house-to-house sensitisation, deploying ... | |
| Beyond Marriage, Other Gay Rights Challenges Loom Members and supporters of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community walk with a rainbow flag during a rally in Kolkata on July 13, 2014. Hundreds of LGBT activists particpated in the rally to demand equal social and human rights for their ... | |
| Hormone loss could be involved in colon cancer Some cancers, like breast and prostate cancer, are driven by hormones such as estrogen and testosterone, but to date, there are none that are driven by the lack of a hormone. New evidence suggests that human colon cells may become cancerous when they ... | |
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| Decaf can make the liver healthy, new study show A new research from the National Cancer Institute show that drinking decaffeinated coffee can make a person's liver healthier. It was found out that higher coffee consumption, despite the caffeine content is link to several health benefits such as, an enhanced ... | |
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| New Hepatitis C Pill Promises Faster Treatment, At A Higher Cost The FDA has approved a once-a-day pill that combines two drugs to treat hepatitis C, the deadly virus that attacks the liver and is believed to infect 3.2 million Americans. The new product brings several advances, but it also has a steep price tag, reported at ... | |
| Ebola-infected Spanish nurse conscious and sitting unaided Teresa Romero, the Spanish nurse who contracted Ebola, is seen inside her room at an isolation ward on the sixth floor at Madrid's Carlos III Hospital October 11, 2014. (REUTERS/Andrea Comas). Tweet. Change text size for the story; Print this story. | |
| | International Business Times UK | Lung Cancer Can Stay Hidden for as Long as 20 Years, Says Study Lung cancers can lie dormant for almost 20 years before turning aggressive and difficult to treat, says a study published in Science highlighting the need for early detection methods. Two-thirds of patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage where treatments ... | |
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| Coffee cuts out harmful liver enzymes Over the years we have seen, read and reported upon a number of positive health stories pertaining to our favourite drink, coffee. Despite finding numerous different conclusions one thing remains a constant: there's something wonderful in coffee. Well we can ... | |
| Nations step up measures to stem worsening Ebola outbreak An ambulance is readied by technicians wearing biological hazard protective clothes to transport a Guinean patient suspected of having contracted Ebola, in Cascavel, state of Parana, Brazil, on October 10, 2014. Brazilian health officials have quarantined a ... | |
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| West Africans flee Ebola, head to SA Learn everything you need to know about the infectious disease Ebola with this title. Now R562.00 buy now. Cape Town - As the world panics over the Ebola outbreak, West Africans are reportedly fleeing their countries in a bid to outrun the virus - some even ... | |
| British woman sarcastically live tweets Ebola scare on plane A British woman has live tweeted an Ebola scare on a plane and let's just say, it was a little sarcastic. Surprisingly Sasha Sabapathy didn't seem too concerned she may have been exposed to the deadly disease while travelling to Las Vegas from New York ... | |
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| Ebola-stricken NBC freelancer shows modest improvement OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — For a second straight day, an American video journalist being treated for Ebola has shown modest improvement. Dr. Phil Smith is director of the Nebraska Medical Center's 10-bed isolation unit where 33-year-old Ashoka Mukpo is being ... | |
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| Medicare open enrollment means it's decision time for millions For millions of older Americans, it is time to sift through the mind-boggling array of Medicare plans. Related News/Archive. Medicare HMO plan drops popular doctor, leaving patients to wonder why. 7 Months Ago. USF pulls out of its $4 million specialty care ... | |
| CDC facts about Ebola Symptoms may appear anywhere from two to 21 days after exposure to Ebola, but the average is eight to 10 days. Recovery from Ebola depends on good supportive clinical care and the patient's immune response. People who recover from Ebola infection ... | |
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